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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what purpose does the unnamed narrator choose the particular book he brings along on the residency?
(a) To use it as a model for his own book.
(b) To get it signed.
(c) For a teaching assignment.
(d) To remind him why he loves writing.

2. On what day of the week does the unnamed narrator arrive at his residency house?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

3. Roberto tells the unnamed narrator that he has a recurring dream about what future event?
(a) Another ice age.
(b) The Second Coming of Christ.
(c) The second Big Bang.
(d) California sinking into the sea.

4. When the scene of the first meeting of Hannah and the author comes to an end, what is included just prior to the page break?
(a) A poem.
(b) An image.
(c) A newspaper article.
(d) A chart.

5. To whose apartment does the unnamed narrator go after he leaves the literary dinner in Part Three?
(a) Jon.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Alex.
(d) Alena.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author states that in what month, his walks with Liza are dominated by conversation about methods of sedation?

2. The unnamed narrator brings a single book written by which author along with him for the period of his residency?

3. The unnamed narrator's residency house is located across the street from which poet's former home?

4. What action does the author take in his final comment to Liza during their walk, as he also tells Liza to "shut up" (64)?

5. What is the name of the old man who does so much cocaine at the party that it worries the unnamed narrator?

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